Leg Exercises for People with Diabetes

People with diabetes are more likely than
others to develop problems in the legs and feet. Daily exercise and not
smoking can help prevent serious damage.

Walking: Take
a brisk daily walk of ½ - 1 hour.
Try to increase the distance every day.

Staircase
Exercise: Walk briskly up a flight of stairs using only the balls of
the feet.

Stretching
the Calf Muscles: Lean with the palms of your hands against a wall.
Keep your feet some distance away, the heels firmly on the floor. Bend
your arms 10 times, keeping your back and legs straight.

Chair Exercise: Sit down on a chair and raise
yourself up 10 times keeping your arms crossed.

Tiptoe Exercise: Hold on to a chair and raise and
lower yourself on the toes of one foot, then the other.